Device for creasing papers.



A. NEWHGUSE.

DEVICE FOR CREASING PAPERS. APPLICATION FILED'JANA, I916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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ALPHONSE NEWHOUSE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DEVICE FOR GREASING PAPERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June12, 1917'.

Application filed January 4, 1916. Serial No. 70,213.

To all "whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ALrrroNsn Nnwrronsn, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devicesfor Creasing Papers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for creasing papers being folded andhas for its object to provide a thimble having a creaser attachment.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a finger clip or thimbleterminating at its lower portion in a paper creasing device.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a resilient fingerclip having an elongated rounded or semi-cylindrical portion adapted tocrease a fold in the paper.

lVith the above and other objects in view which will hereinafter morefully appear I have invented the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention shownattached to a thumb (dotted) and in the act of forming a crease in afolded sheet of paper,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device,

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view of a modification of the device.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of still another modification,

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of Fig. 41.

Like. reference characters indicate like parts throughout the followingdetailed specification and in the various views in the drawings in which1 indicates a creasing thimble or clip which consists of asemi-cylindrically elongated metallic member 2 the arcuate walls ofwhich are adapted to slide freely and smoothly over a letter or othersheet being folded and form a crease therein. Extending upwardly of theedges 3 and 1 of said member 2 are a pair of resilient clips 5 and 6which bulge away from each other at the central portions thereof toprovide a thumb or finger space 7 The members 5 and 6 bend toward eachother at 8 and 9 and then flare out at 10 and 11 to form lips betweenwhich the thumb or any finger of the wearer may be pressed. Theresiliency of the members 5 and 6 will cause them to bind upon thefinger and frictionally hold the device at all times in proper positionfor use. The device of course may be adjusted upon the finger in themost desirable position for use of the wearer and will remain whereplaced until purposely moved or removed. The members 5 and 6 are reducedin width so as not to be cumbersome or in the way of the wearer. Theextensions 12 and 13 may be of any desirable length to accommodate theparticular class of work being done. For folding newspapers there wouldbe an advantage in having the memher 2 longer than when the device isused for letter or circular folding. In Fig. 1 the device is shown inthe act of creasing the fold it in the sheet 15.

In Fig. 3 I show a modified form of the invention in which the creasingmember 16 instead of being cylindrical is formed rectangular and hascreasing corners 17 and 18. For certain classes of work this form ispreferable as less force will be required to form the desired crease. Inthis modification the clips '19 and 20 terminate at the adjacent edges21 and 22. In this case the finger is projected through the opening 23.

In Fig. 5 I show a still different modification of the device in whichthe creaser 24 is provided with clips 25 and 26 which at the bottom arethe full width of the member 24 but tapering toward the upper ends 27and 28 thereof.

I have found that when much folding of letters, circulars, news or otherpapers has to be done, first blisters, then callous places and corns arecaused to appear upon the finger or fingers used to form the creases inthe paper, this being the case in most every business office where thiswork is a necessity and it is to obviate this difliculty that I haveinvented the above described device. I am aware that bone folders areused for the same purpose but much time is lost in their use as theymust be laid down and picked up between each fold causing greatinconvenien'ce as well as the loss of time. My folders thimble is light,simple and so formed that it remains upon the finger during the foldingprocess, is never in the way and always ready and in place for the nextcrease. This device is also adaptable for use in creasing cloth materialfor tucks, hems or other similar work.

In Fig. 5 I show the device constructed as an ordinary finger ring 36having a creaser 37 cast or struck integral therewith or solderedthereon as the case may be. However because of the variance in the sizeof persons fingers and further because the creaser is too close to thering for the best results I do not consider this modification aspractical as those above described.

It is apparent that numerous other modifications of the device may bemade and still come Within the scope of my invention. Therefore I do notlimit myself to the several constructions shown and described but merelyto the limitations of the appended claim and that Which I claim to be myinvention and desire to procure by Letters Patent is The describeddevice consisting of a ring having a creaser formed thereon, said ring15 being open and resilient for self adjustment to a finger andconsisting of a pair of 0pposing clips having flaring lips, said creaserextending beyond said clips on both sides having creasing surfacesformed arcuate.

In testimony whereof I afIiX my signature in the presence of tWoWitnesses;

ALPHONSE NEWHOUSE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

